Dinitrogen complexes of osmium(III) and ruthenium(III) ammines
Abstract
Electrochemical oxidation of known dinitrogen complexes in aqueous solution has been shown to produce transient [Os(NH3)5N2]3+ and [(NH3)5RuN2Ru(NH3)5]5+ species with decomposition rate constants of 0·02 sec–1 and 0·10 sec–1, respectively; no [Ru(NH3)5N2]3+ was detected.